MULTI-DIRECTION VEHICLE CONTROL SENSING
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring an operator presence at one or more control handles of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises two or more control handles, and wherein at least one control handle is configured to detect the operator presence;
receiving a vehicle operating command from a control selected from the group consisting of the two or more control handles; and
enabling the selected control to command the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a first control configured to operate the vehicle from a first operator position facing a front of the vehicle and a second control configured to operate the vehicle from a second operator position facing a rear of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a processor configured to monitor for an operator presence in the first operator position or the second operator position and receive a vehicle operating request, wherein the operator presence is monitored independent of receiving the vehicle operating request. The processor is further configured to enable either the first control or the second control and select a vehicle operating parameter associated with the vehicle operating request, wherein the vehicle operating parameter varies according to which control is enabled.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring an operator presence at one or more control handles of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises two or more control handles, and wherein at least one control handle is configured to detect the operator presence; receiving a vehicle operating command from a control selected from the group consisting of the two or more control handles; and enabling the selected control to command the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle, comprising:
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a first control configured to operate the vehicle from a first operator position facing a front of the vehicle; a second control configured to operate the vehicle from a second operator position facing a rear of the vehicle; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to; monitor for an operator presence in the first operator position or the second operator position; receive a vehicle operating request, wherein the operator presence is monitored independent of receiving the vehicle operating request; enable either the first control or the second control; and select a vehicle operating parameter associated with the vehicle operating request, wherein the vehicle operating parameter varies according to which control is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that, if executed by a system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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detecting an operator presence at a control selected from a group consisting of a first control and a second control; receiving a vehicle command from the selected control; comparing the vehicle command with a state of vehicle operation to determine if a vehicle is in a ready state; selecting a vehicle operating parameter associated with the vehicle command; enabling the selected control; and implementing the vehicle command when the vehicle is in the ready state, wherein the vehicle operating parameter is modified according to which of the first control or the second control is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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